Overdose Deaths Show No Signs of a Turnaround in Tennessee
Last year set another record for overdose deaths in Tennessee. The state's health department released the latest figures Monday that...
Tennessee Deaths from Drug Overdoses Increase in 2017
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Health data show 1,776 Tennesseans died from drug overdoses in 2017, the highest annual number of...
US Drug Overdose Deaths Rose 7% in 2017 and Double Over a Decade, CDC Reports
(CNN)More than 72,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2017, up nearly 7% from 2016, according to preliminary data from the US Centers...
Overdose Deaths Nearly Double Among African-Americans In Tennessee
Overdose deaths among African-Americans in Tennessee have roughly doubled since 2012. Fatalities from opioids are still growing among...
Six Cases a Week Are Opioid Deaths
STARTING TODAY AT 4: Six cases a week are opioid deaths, according to the Knox County medical examiner. WATE 6 On Your Side takes a look...
Sumner County Inmates Released from Hospital after Apparent Drug Overdose
Several Sumner County inmates have been released from the hospital after an apparent drug overdose. According to officials, a prisoner...
New Overdose Map Shows Scale of Opioid Epidemic in Appalachia
A new interactive map released this week by an independent social research organization aims to illustrate the scale of the opioid...
58 Dead of Suspected Overdoses in First Two Months of 2018
It's the same story with a familiar script: a new year, a new month, and a new record number of suspected overdose deaths. So far in...
Knox County group Releases Report on Narcan Deployment
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) - More than 42,000 people died in the United States from opioids in 2016, according to the Centers for Disease...
Knox County First Responders Gave Naloxone over 1,200 Times in 1 Year for Opioid Overdoses
Each day in Knox County, an average of three people get the overdose antidote naloxone from a first responder: paramedic, firefighter,...